SAMPLE of MAGNIFICAT

by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal(mov. 4 Omnes Generationes)​Orquesta Sinfónica HispalenseChoir of the University of Sevilla

Conducted by Prof. Dr. José Carlos CarmonaGabriel Ruiz-Bernal at the piano​Recorded live in concert

WELCOMEGABRIEL RUIZ-BERNAL, M.M., Ph.D., Spanish composer and pianist established in the Washington, DC metro area; his compositions range from solo instruments, to vocal and instrumental ensembles, orchestra, and film projects. He has formed his musical studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música of Málaga, Spain, Shenandoah University, Universidad de Sevilla, extending studies at Yale University and New York University.He is currently Senior Faculty at The Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. and has been a faculty member at Levine School of Music since 1996.

His oratorio "﻿MAGNIFICAT﻿" for choir, chamber orchestra, piano and soloists in eleven movements was commissioned by the choir and orchestra of the University of Seville, and premiered at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Seville, Spain on December 2013. MAGNIFICAT received its U.S. premiere on November 15, 2015 by "Camerata California" in Sacramento, CA. and just received the U.S. East Coast premiere on December 4, 2016 at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

He also serves as adjudicator in piano competitions. His latest adjudication was on December 2016 at the International Piano Competition of Campillos, Spain, in which he premiered in recital a suite for trumpet and piano composed especially for that occassion.

_____________________________​APRIL 2016THE ABBEY ROAD SHOW​Performance of the complete album by The Beatles. COLLEGE PARK ARTS EXCHANGE​MEET THE COMPOSER. ​Performance lecture on the works by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal.SIGMA-ALPHA-IOTAWashington Chapter

_____________________________​MARCH 2016COMPOSITION. COMPLETEDAway in the Woods.For Soprano and pianoRECORDING SEPTEMBER 2016